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Ok at the risk of looking more stupid then normal.....I was in Michigan this week and bought several ciders at a great brew shop / alcohol vendor. I bought a pear cider (Magners) that said Irish on it. Other then the fact that it was imported from Europe. What makes a cider Irish? Is there a...

Welcome to my son USMC6590' He and I have been making wine together even though he is on Active duty in North Carolina and Im at home in PA.

I got a carboy and airlock and hydrometer and since it is nearing end of cider season here in pa I decided to make some Christmas Cider. This is my first dive into making alcohol drinks and I thought cider would be an easy first try. I went to my brew shop and also read many of the recipes that...

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I fermented 2 batches of soda....One batch of rootbeer turned out good....a seccond batch of birch beer and it turned out spoiled or sour.....any ideas....I used ale yeast on both kegs. I sanitized both kegs and left them ferment 4 days in 70=75 degree environment (finished off basement) I...

I am in the land of Sand and Oil......Saudi Arabia........unfortunately no pork..cant wait to come home to the US and do a shoulder on the smoker......You don't know how good you got it until its not available. I had something they called bar bq chicken last night It looked like Pigeon with...

I was wondering about how natural minerals and hardness effects the carbonation of water if at all......

Today I tried my first attempt at ginger ale I was not impressed.....I constantly have on hand force carbonated water in a 5 gal keg........I used "Homebrew Extract" and splenda as per ratio in directions (substituting splenda for sugar) wanted to know if anyone has added anything to the basic...

Anyone know anything about White Birch Beer (actually clear no color) Is there an extract to make it or is it somthing beyond the home brewer? Here in south central PA (amish country) there is a brand sold in our grocery store called "Frozen Run" It has a Black Bear on the bottle........Its...

I am having a poor time of it making root beer the way I like it....I am force carbonating water in a keg and then making small batches in my frige with one gallon plastic bottles that I can pressurize using a cap with a Schrader type air fitting and a special fitting for my regulator hose that...